WH tweets about WaPo giving Adam Schiff claim 4 Pinocchios, Jake Tapper changes subject back to Trump

At today’s impeachment inquiry hearing in the House Intelligence Committee, chair Adam Schiff claimed that he does not know the identity of the whistleblower. The White House then used a previous Washington Post fact check to show Schiff and his staff had indeed “spoken directly with the whistleblower,” in spite of Schiff’s claim to the contrary:

Four (4) Pinocchios.

That’s what Adam Schiff earned for his claim that "we have not spoken directly with the whistleblower." pic.twitter.com/zR8McgiyOD

— The White House (@WhiteHouse) November 13, 2019

We won’t be surprised if somebody in the MSM takes a “Republicans pounce” approach to reporting that, but CNN’s Jake Tapper opted to simply shine the light on somebody other than Schiff:

Wait til the White House reads the rest of the fact checks at that sitehttps://t.co/F2bwJXzm25 https://t.co/gX5rpkNQZ9

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) November 13, 2019

Well, that was a fast one-eighty away from Schiff:

"Straight news anchor" https://t.co/efjvZRyrZW

— Fusilli Spock (@awstar11) November 13, 2019

Bias much there, Jake? https://t.co/8C0LUUduIY

— Devin Caster (@devincaster) November 13, 2019

"ignore THIS lie, but QUICK, LOOK AT THESE OTHERS" https://t.co/mVAsaPsqvM

— Belell B Kaeh (@BelellBKaeh) November 13, 2019

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“Impartial” ?

— Gege (@Pomquat) November 13, 2019

.@jaketapper instead of addressing the claim about whether Adam Schiff lied…you instead are playing whataboutism and in a weird way, playing defense on behalf of Adam Schiff. This isn't your role. https://t.co/FSo4Ff7PBE

— B. Kollinger (@bronk34) November 13, 2019

Maybe CNN can ask Schiff about his whistleblower claims the next time he’s on pushing the Democrats’ ever-evolving narratives of the day.